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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1949-04-19 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 53435 · 1:35
Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 5–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 2nd. Hal Newhouser earned the win. Johnny Groth went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| DET | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
W: Hal Newhouser L: Al Gettel SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Paparella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Floyd Baker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Philley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luke Appling | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pat Seerey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cass Michaels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bud Souchock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Tipton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Gettel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Kolloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Neil Berry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Lipon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Kell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Wertz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hoot Evers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Aaron Robinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Groth | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Vico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Newhouser | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gettel | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
 Max Surkont | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Newhouser | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Floyd Baker: 9/L
- Dave Philley: 13
- Luke Appling: 53
Bot 1
- Neil Berry: 13
- Johnny Lipon: S
- George Kell: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Gus Zernial: K23
- Pat Seerey: W
- Cass Michaels: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Vic Wertz: 8/F
- Hoot Evers: W
- Aaron Robinson: HR/L9D.1-H
- Johnny Groth: 9/F
- Sam Vico: 3/G
Top 3
- Bud Souchock: 3/FL
- Joe Tipton: 53
- Al Gettel: 9/F
Bot 3
- Hal Newhouser: 43
- Neil Berry: 1/L
- Johnny Lipon: 8/L
Top 4
- Floyd Baker: W
- Dave Philley: K
- Luke Appling: S7/G6.1-3
- Gus Zernial: S8.3-H;1-3
- Pat Seerey: 8/F
- Cass Michaels: 8/F
Bot 4
- George Kell: 4/P
- Vic Wertz: 8/L
- Hoot Evers: K
Top 5
- Bud Souchock: K
- Joe Tipton: 7/L
- Al Gettel: 43
Bot 5
- Aaron Robinson: K
- Johnny Groth: HR4/F9L/IPHR
- Sam Vico: 8/F
- Hal Newhouser: E5
- Neil Berry: 8/F
Top 6
- Floyd Baker: 53
- Dave Philley: 5/FL
- Luke Appling: 7/F
Bot 6
- Johnny Lipon: 63
- George Kell: 6/P
- Vic Wertz: 4/L
Top 7
- Gus Zernial: D8/L89
- Pat Seerey: 3/P
- Cass Michaels: 9/F
- Bud Souchock: 43
Bot 7
- Hoot Evers: S/F89S
- Aaron Robinson: 46(1)3/GDP
- Johnny Groth: HR/F7D
- Sam Vico: K
Top 8
- Joe Tipton: 2/FL
- Don Kolloway: 23/G
- Floyd Baker: 5/P
Bot 8
- Hal Newhouser: W
- Neil Berry: 14/SH.1-2
- Johnny Lipon: 7/L
- George Kell: S9/F9S.2-H
- Vic Wertz: S7/L.1-2
- Hoot Evers: 5(2)/FO
Top 9
- Dave Philley: 13
- Luke Appling: 8/L
- Gus Zernial: 63
Notes & reviews
- Chilly temperature
- HR distance: 325'
- Pat Seerey changed direction to avoid the low concrete wall as the ball landed fair by inches; Cass Michaels got to it before Seerey.
- Wind-blown drive eluded Groth
- Off the upper deck in LF, high above 350' mark